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Biochar impacts on runoff and soil erosion by water: a systematic global scale ...
Gholamahmadi, Berhouz; Jeffery, Simon; Gonzalez-Pelayo, Oscar; Prats, Sergio; Bastos, Ana C.; Keizer, JacobBiochar application to soil has the potential to affect soil and vegetation properties that are key for the processes of runoff and soil erosion. However, both field and pot experiments show a vast range of effects, from strong reductions to strong increases in runoff and/or soil erosion. Therefore, this study aimed to quantify and interpret the impacts of biochar on runoff and soil erosion through the first sy...
Biochars in soils: towards the required level of scientific understanding
Tammeorg, Pritt; Bastos, Ana Catarina; Jeffery, Simon; Rees, Frederic; Kern, Jurgen; Graber, Ellen R.; Ventura, Maurizio; Kibblewhite, MarkKey priorities in biochar research for future guidance of sustainable policy development have been identified by expert assessment within the COST Action TD1107. The current level of scientific understanding (LOSU) regarding the consequences of biochar application to soil were explored. Five broad thematic areas of biochar research were addressed: soil biodiversity and ecotoxicology, soil organic matter and gre...
A comment on ‘Biochar and its effects on plant productivity and nutrient cyclin...
Jeffery, Simon; Verheijen, Frank G. A.; Bastos, Ana Catarina; Van Der Velde, Marijn
Reductions in soil surface albedo as a function of biochar application rate: im...
Verheijen, Frank G. A.; Jeffery, Simon; van der Velde, Marijn; Penížek, Vít; Beland, Martin; Bastos, Ana Catarina; Keizer, Jan JacobBiochar can be defined as pyrolysed (charred) biomass produced for application to soils with the aim of mitigating global climate change while improving soil functions. Sustainable biochar application to soils has been estimated to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by 71–130 Pg CO2-Ce over 100 years, indicating an important potential to mitigate climate change. However, these estimates ignored changes in s...